Second reading of the budget was approved by a majority of 37 votes in Parliament with 121 members voting in favour while 84 voted against.

The doctor who sent out a public warning on malnutrition among children in Suriyawewa today filed a Fundamental Rights in Supreme Court challenging the Health Ministry Secretary’s decision to interdict him from service by violating his Fundamental

Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe is adopting an extreme of economic stratergy of contracting the economy just as his predecessor Ajith Nivaard Cabraal adopted an extreme of an another stratergy, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura

The death toll of the human elephant conflict has been increasing in an alarming manner in the Anuradhapura wildlife zone and at least 33 people and 70 wild elephants have been killed in the human elephant conflict for the first ten months of this ye

Two more brokers wanted over the alleged human trafficking to Dubai and Oman have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today.

The Ministry of Sports and the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed over US$100,000 to Sri Lanka sprinter Yupun Abeykoon who is the fastest man in South Asia to develop his athletics.

The government has not taken any decision on restructuring domestic debts as yet and that it was waiting for discussions with bilateral creditors to be completed on debt restructuring, state minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said today.

An international force is behind Sri Lanka’s economy and this force is still active, Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today. Speaking during the second reading debate in the House, the local agents of these forces are still

A total of 14.5 metric tons of hybrid seeds of maize, which are sufficient for 2,900 farmers, was handed over to the Agriculture Ministry today, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of raping a Sydney woman he met on a dating app has been pictured for the first time since leaving custody on bail.

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others were today granted bail by Colombo High Court in connection with GI Pipes Case filed by Bribery Commission.

Emirates has announced plans to add one more daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo from December 1, 2022 to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand for travel.

An officer attached to Sri Lankan mission in the Oman who has been involved in human trafficking racket has been suspended and will be brought back to Sri Lanka, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkatra told Parliament today.

The government has approved free entry into all national parks, botanical gardens, and leisure parks in view of the 75th Independence Day, which falls on February 4, 2023.

The circular issued allowing government offices to report to work in an easy and decent dress is not applicable to school teachers, the Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry said.

Five days after launching from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached the moon Monday, passing within 81 miles of the lunar surface and marking the completion of a key step in the space agency’s Artemis campaign to return astro

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning to a grand welcome at the VIP lounge of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is yet to pay the bill for using the VIP services as well as for the food which wa

Some groups of SLPP are to vote against the budget 2023 today while some opposition parties are to make the final decision today.

Sri Lanka’s national consumer prices eased in October, signalling that the relentless increase in consumer inflation may have finally turned a corner after climbing for 14 consecutive months.

The Tourism Alliance has released a comprehensive report analyzing international traveller demand for Sri Lanka utilizing search data.

Outlining the main policy thrust underlying Budget 2023 that was unveiled last week, Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana said it was designed with the intention of contributing to the economic stabilisation path, which the country had alre

The world’s largest single natural blue star sapphire cluster has not been sold as yet, and the cluster is being moved to Dubai from Switzerland, National Gem and Jewellery Authority Chairman Viraj de Silva said.

An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said.

While commemorating International Victims Day today, Transport State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said the number of road accidents must be reduced to commemorate the day next year.

Magen Ratata Organization President Sanjaya Mahawatte claimed that the Sri Lanka representative for Mrs. Grand International 2022, Chamika Withanawasam, had allegedly been asked for sexual bribes.

It was revealed before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that a woman arrested in connection with the investigations into alleged human trafficking to Dubai and Oman was a translator attached to a foreign employment agency.

There’s no plans to remove Fuel Management QR code system from next month as stated by certain media and social media, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera tweeted.

Several female teachers in many schools in the island have begun attending schools dressed in casual clothes instead of the mandatory saree dress code.

According to the Registrar General’s Department, it was reported that a proposal has been tendered to remove the ’ethnicity’ from the birth certificate.

A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island Java on Monday, killing at least 44 people and injuring hundreds, local officials said, with buildings damaged and a landslide triggered.